(32018) Robhenning Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.

Robert Cole Henning (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his embedded systems project. He attends the Mission Hills High School, San Marcos, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-11-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Robhenning is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robhenning is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number32018
Provisional designation2000 HD78
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)15.31
Orbital period3.64 years
Semi-major axis2.36 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 2.69 au
Eccentricity0.138
Inclination5.59°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Robert

Also discovered on 28 April 2000

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